Shelf-marker.



H- M. BUHLUIUI. SHELF MARKER. APPLICATION FILED 'FEB. s, 1917.

Patented June 19, 1917.

. one of itsobjccts being to provide a device vwhich can be applied readily to the front HARRIS BENEnmn-or' CIKCIN/NA'IL onto.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed February 8, 1917. Serial No. 147,458.

' To allwhom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, HARRIS MILLER BENE- -.m 1'r, a citizenof the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful shelf Mai-ker, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toa shelf marker,

portion of, a rackor case so as to hang in frontof a space from which has been removed a book, said marker displaying data 1 indicating the, title, etc, of the book re- .moved so that it thus becomes possible to readily locate the proper space in which to reinsertthe removed book.

A further object is to provide a marker which, when not in use as such, will rest upon the book to which it belongs :mdwill. serve as a false partitionto separate said book from the next {LtlJOllllllg one and to hold the book in an upright position when the next ad o1n1ng one is removed.

jAauother ob ect is toprovlde a simple form of device which willhold a tag, on which j suitable designating matter may be displayed. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and clailnedyit being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the inven tion.

In the. accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawingsz- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a of a rack or case showing the present improvements combined therewith.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view or one of the markers.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of marker.

' Fig. -5t is a perspective view of another modification.

Referring extended along the lower edge of the front portion of a shelf, and on this red are mountportion to the figures by characters of} reference 1 designates a rod adapted to be ed the markers used in connection with the books on the shelf thereunder. As shown particularly in. Fig. 3, each marker is-formed-ofa plate 2' one end of which is 'bent back-upon itself to form a split sleeve The other 3.1501 loosely engaging the rod 1. end of the plate is bent back upon itself to form aclip. at which extends partly or entirelyacross theback of an opening 5 in the lower portion of the plate. A wing 6 is extended forwardly from one side edge of the-plate and is preferably disposed at right angles to said plate; this wing beingsubstantially triangular and having one end portion extended beyond'theendof the plate as'shown at 7 1 A clip such asidescribed is adapted to he used in. connection with. each book and when A all .ofv the books are on a shelf, the chps providedtherefor'will rest upon the respective books with. the wings 6 projecting downwardly between'the books as shown at the right ofiFig. 1'. QlVhen a book is removed,

the clip resting thereonwill swing down- .wardiy to a substantially vertical position shown at a in Fig. land. by placing a card back of the opening 5where it will be held by the clip 4, said-cardhaving data thereon identifying the removed book, the space in which the book is to be reinserted can be easily located. hen the book is inserted in its proper place it will push against the plate 2 and cause it to swing backwardly and upwardly until it rests on the book with the wing G interposed between said book and the next adjoining one. 'Obviously should a book be removed from the shelf, the next adjoining books will be supported a by the markers resting thereon and by the ings lapping said books. e

Instead of providing a rod for supporting markers adapted to swing thereon, afiat supporting strip 8 may employed th s strip being engagedby a clip 9 to which the-plate '10 is hingedly attached as at 11;

Instead of slid-ably mounting the marker "on;a- -supporting rod or strip it can be -mounted directly on the shelf. Where this is to be done the device should be made as show mbracing the front edge oithe shelf and t plate 13 being hingediy connected to this shown at 14-.- Inother respects the device is thegspgiie as shown in Fig. 3.

in Jqig. -4- there being a clip 12 for with shelves of books, it can obviously be used in connection with other articles placed on shelves.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. A shelf marker including a member mounted for swinging movement and adapted to rest upon an article placed thereunder, and a. spacing wing extending from one side of said member.

2. A shelf marker including a member mounted for swinging movement, and adapted to be held out of normal position by an article thereunder, and a spacing wing extending from one side of the member and adapted to lap one side of the supporting article.

4 shelf marker including a member mounted for swinging movement, and adapted to be held out of normal position by m zi-rticle supported thereunder, means carried by said member for holding a card or the like, and a spacing wing extending from one side of the member. 4. A shelf marker including a member mounted for swingin movement, and adapted to be held out 0 normal position by an article supported thereunder, means carried by said member for holding a card or the like, and a spacing wing extending from one side of the member, said wingproject ing beyond the free end of the member.

5. A shelf marker including a support engaging element, amember mountedto swing relative to said element, a clip carried by said member, and a spacing wing extending from one side of the member.

6. The combination with a support engagadapted to be engaged and elevated by an article placed in position under the support engaging clip, and a card holding clip upon the free end portion of the member, there being an aperture in the member and adjacent said clip to expose the held card when the member is in its normal position, said card being concealed when the member is supported on an object placed thereunder.

8. A shelf marker including a clip, a member. hingedly connected to' the clip, said clip constituting means for engaging a sup port, a clip upon the free end portion of said-member, there being an aperture in the member and adjacent the clip thereon, and a wing extending from one side of the member and projecting beyond one end thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRIS M. BENEDICT. Witnesses I NEWTON B. GREEN, Cums. 1min. 

